Fountain-pen housing



Nov. 4, 1930. c. R. WILLIAMS FOUNTAIN PEN fl UsING Original Filed Mai'ch16, 1927 Svwehtoz F mum 3-, new

Patented Nov. 4, 19 30 ,r j V froww mwousmq Application filed March 1's,1927; Serial 1%.,1753891 newsman221930.;

7' Myl invention relates to a devicefor hous by means of a collar i or.clip;- and the; pen

I n My'inven tion obviates the necessity of gro'p;

- Thegeneral object of mycto o ing the nib end of a fountain pen,fwhennot in use. It islwell know to allusersoffountain pensfthat' if allowedto .lie onfthe desk with; the nib uncovered, they become. clogged; fromthe drying ofthe ink in the, nib, and E feeding means. i This at'times'is very exasperating and often' requires much time andtinanipulationtorestore the proper :flow of the" ink in: order to write. 1;, I arn awarethat there isiat-presentjn use a. protective cap to fasten vfrictionally or by screw threads oventhepen' nib when the fountain penis carried on the person I and this same type of capis alsob'eingusedasa desk LfiXlJllI inverted an-d held" in: position forced downwardly intoit.:-

provide a simple and inexpensive means of housing andunhous ngthefountam pen ;I11b.'

highlyyor'namental-in appearance i The fountain pen housmgco prises istand [with support for the pen proper andza chamber for the automatic jhousing of 1 the nib endFof the pen; Th'isich'alnber may takeinnumerable shapes; It is here: constructed of two sections with theend-wall-"ofjlthe sup port actingas the third 'wall ofi the chamber."The two side walls poised vertically have rests attachedto :the' endsfor the support of the pen nib end-arid which serve to auto inaticallyclose the sidewalls of (the chamber or housing}up'on placing the penthereon.

I The "removing of'thezpenfrom the support;

ing'members automatically opensthe housing; releasinggthe pen for use;

(J-I" have illustrated-types ofmy invention I I iThesetdoor-likeInembersLTand'S, aremountthe accompanying drawings,wherein gFigure 'lis aside elevatlon v ewshowlng the housingchamberclosed-with a portion of ksiiie w ii f k i pa-i y tolsjhbiv' weis? th rel 1;

l u s- 'pl ie iq g w Figure?) sazcross sectionalviewof Figure 1 atshowing the housing closed and the pens ipp'ort d 1 1 6 gui a m Figure;I Wit t s h s ng hamb jw l i pen nd. thejp at e m ent 9f Cont withthe'housing' member guide;

Figure 5,.shows a view similar to with the twoclosures sections standingopenin: place to close the sections;

and with the fountain .penbeing deposited a Figure 6 isaperspect1ve-v1ew of noneoifgthe closure housinggmernbers. with; guideormeans a tach o holding, the P n an ovingth housingto openSand-closedpositions 1 Figure ff shows'agportion 'ofF-igurefi in de:tail, a s at qjthe manner v of lastening; the guide or pen restiojtheside. wall of the housing.

Figure 8f-isf'a variation of Figurefi, show-g ing a1 side wall withonehalfloithe e d walls connecteditogether;a.

; Referringto the drawings; 1 is ah joidiiiif f untain penwhich isprovided with a re movable cap 2, for. covering and protecting the p l3, t and/its r nk fe d g m ans W en-t e ins rumen i s e in u e'an zi cr:

ried in the pocketof the 'user, hen the in;

strumentis-to-be used for writing, the capr2; I Y

is removed fromthe pen-gnib-endlof the' holldQ [er and ;isusuallyqtemporarily, mounted on -the butt end.- of; the holder, as shown7 herein; hemmy'de'vice isusedto house thepen nib,

,v-the ordinary, {protecting} ca-p;;-,2 remains mounted. on xthebutt-end "of theholder, so as to leave the pen nib free' and: ready tor4 in-.

stant i ,y In: the-construction hofmy device! as shown cooperating pairof closure.members-Tand, V 8, whichaareconstructed and-arranged toin:Figures-1168;inclusive; lqisiakbase have ingat .one end; suitablyspaced uprightmembers 5and 6, between which are disposedqa openand:closeiwitherespect' to ,each other. t

ed to swing on z'theirglowerendsgbynneans housing side of said Walls.The shape andsize of the fountain pen housing may be varied as desired,the only requisitebeingf that one end of the housing should conform asclosely to the shape'of the pen as possible to avoid improperandunprotected exposure to the atmosphere, for the purpose outlined.Thematerial whichlmay be used in making the housing may-be glass,rubber, "celluloid, casein, metals such as tin, bronze, silver'or othersubstances. The housing members 7 and Sarehere made of thin metal,shaped at the top to'the contour of the pen and gradually becomingstraight at the base and poised pivotally in horizontal grooves 1414 ofthe foundation member 4:, so that-when not in use the Wallsautomatically and instantly open for the reception of the pen.

The grooves 141t are here cut out of the foundationme'mberl inside theline of equilibrium of the plane'of the closure members 7 and 8, andextending from 13 to 13. At the base of each closure member 7 and 8' aresmall slots 10 and 11 cut therein to receive a small strip fastened tothe foundation 4, by

a screw 12 for the purpose of keeping the closure'members 7 and 8inplace if jarred.

. The closure members 7 and Shave at 1515 slight apertures cut thereinto receive lugs 17'l7 of pen supporting arms 1616,made

f with ends elevated andgrooved to fit the pen and securelyfastened-within the closure walls 7 and 8 and 'sufliciently below theunderside of the curved portionthereof, to permit the pen to beseated-thereon. The supporting arms 16-16 are not placed in alignment asit is intended they should overlap and when the pen comes in contactwith the open arms 1616 theweight of the pen causes the crossed arms toopen and the closure walls to close. When the pen is removed'the sideclosure walls fall outwardly to an open position, due to the topofthesaid walls being outside the line of equilibrium. This operation,soobvious, can also be accomplished by means of slight weights orsprings neithe'r'of which are hereshown in the drawlugs. v o

' If desirous of making the housing cham-- I ber of-but two partsWithout using uprights '5 and 6,'the detailed construction of the sidewalls as shown in Figure Sma-y be used in stead'of the simpler'formherein before explained and shown in Figure 6. ,Thus in I do not limitmyself narrowly to the form which I prefer and have shown in theaccompanying drawmgs.

From the. foregoing, it will be seen that myimprovements provide a handyand cheap devicewhich can be used in an ofiice or household as a deskarticle and that it serves to 1 encourage theuse of fountain :pens,since many people have heretofore refrained from using fountaln pens forthe reasonthat in order to keep them in operative condition" ready forinstant use, theinstrument when not in use had to have the pennib-covered with: a detachable cap in order to. keep the ink in the pennib and feeding means from drying up and then placed securely in a posi:tion with'the pen nib projecting upwardly, so that the pen nib would notbleed. What I claim is: 1. Ina constructionfor covering the pennib endof'a fountain pen, a suitable housing provided with a movable closurewhich opens upon removal of the pen-nib, means for moving said closureinto closed position and said means being engaged andactuat'ed bytheinsertion of the fountain pen in the housing to therebyclosetheclosure. i 7

. 2. In a'eonstruction forcovering the pennib end of a: fountain p'en,asuitable housing for. receiving thepen-niband provided with a movableclosure, means for opening and closing said closure, said means beingauto: matically operated to. close said closure by the insertion of thefountain pen in said housing and the engagement of said means by thefountain pen andalso to automatically open by gravity upon thewithdrawal and disengagement ofthefountain pen.. p

3; 111 a construction ,for'covering the pen nib end of a. fountain-pen,a suitable housing provided with a movable closure which automaticallyassumes open position by, its own I weight upon withdrawal-of thepen-nib, and

which assumes closed position bythe counterpoise weight ,of thepen-nibupon its insertion in placethereim ALjIn aconstruction, for housing thepen: nibend of a1 fountain-pen, a housing casing formed, in sectionsmounted so as to open from and close on each other and normally standingopen and adaptedto close and house the pen-nib when 'thej'latter .isdeposited within said sections-and the weight of the fountain-penimposedthereon;

5. In a construction for housing the pennib end of a fountain-pen, ahousing casing composed of twoswinging sections mounted so as to openfrom and close on each other and normally assuming open positions, saidsections being provided with pen-nib'receiv ing racks for engagementwith thepen-nib, andsaid sections being adapted to be moved into Closedpositions when the pen-nib is placed in said racks.

Signed at New Yorkcity, in the county of New York and Stateof New York,this 11th day of -March',' A. D. 1927.

' CLINTON R. WILLIAMS.

